Comb.



J. F. FOLEY.

COMB.

APPLICATION men AUG-10, m5.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

JOHN-F. FOLEY, on sat PAUL, MINNESOTA.

COMB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application fi1ed August 10, 1915. Serial No. 44,770.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1., JOHN F. F LEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in combs and the principal object of the invention is to provide a comb adapted for use in washing the hair and similar operations requiring that a considerable quantity of water be used to saturate the hair.

Another object of the invention is to provide a comb which is so constructed as to allow each and every hair to become moistened from its roots to the end so as to insure the proper rinsing of the head after the use of the washing fluid.

A further object of the invention is to provide a comb which is so constructed that the hair will not clog the same and render it inoperative.

Still another object of the. invention is to provide. a comb which may be formed of sheet metal or the like, thereby materially reducing the cost of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of a comb constructed in accordance with this invention showing portions broken away to more clearly illustrate the details of construction. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the comb head andteeth. Fig. 4 is a side view of a modified form of comb showing portions of theteeth broken away to more clearly illustrate the details of construction, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety the comb comprising the back 2 formed of the two separate bars 3 and 4. These bars are formed of a single piece of metal and provide the teeth 5 which extend downwardly therefrom and are joined at the lower terminals, as at 6. It will thus be seen that the comb may be readily stamped from sheet metal and bent into the form illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. The upper corners of the bars 3 and 1 are held in spaced relation by the spacers 7 which are riveted or otherwise secured therein as at 8. This comb comprising the back 2 and teeth 5, is held in the support designated generally by the numeral 9 which is provided therefor in the manner which will be more fully hereinafter described. This support 9 comprises the tubular body 10 having formed therein a longitudinal slot 11. This slot 11 extends from a point near one end of the tubular body to a point distant from the opposite end and formed at the end of the slot is the tongue 11, the use of which will appear as the description proceeds. A suitable closure 12 is formed at the forward end of the tubular body and the opposite end is provided with the grooves 13 which form ribs to retain the hose used in connection with the device in operative position. The end teeth of the comb are provided with the notches 1 1 and one of these notches is designed to receive the end wall of the slot near the closure 12 while the opposite notch receives the tongue by the numeral 15 and is provided with the teeth 16, the adjacent faces of which are provided with the grooves 17 which extend throughout the entire length of the teeth. The ends of the back 15 are provided with the notches 18 similar to the notches 1a which are designated to hold the comb in place in the back 9.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use a rubber hose is connected to the end of the tubular body 10 opposite the closure 12 and the comb is placed in the holder. Upon turning the water into the hose, it will be seen that the same will flow through the tubular body 10 and out be tween the teeth 5 of the comb. Due to the fact that the spacer 7 holds the teeth spread as shown in Fig. 2, it will be evident that a clear passage for the flow of liquid is provided and danger of the openings becoming clogged is eliminated. In the use of the modified form it will be seen that the water will flow in the grooves 17 to the ends of lot the teeth and the back 15 is of less width than the diameter of the interior of the tubular body 10 so as to allow the Water to flow between the teeth 16 and into the grooves.

Whlle 1n the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodi sheet metal, said plate being bent longitudinally to form a pair of spaced walls, the joined edges of said comb body being formed with spaced openings to provide teeth.

2. A comb body comprising a plate of sheet metal said plate being bent longitudinally to form a pair of spaced Walls, the joined edges of said Walls being formed with spaced openings to provide teeth, the space between the Walls opening through the side edges of the teeth and into the spaces therebetween. p

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN F. FOLEY.- WVitnesses E. R. Moimrs, R. L. idEADE; I

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). G. e 

